Tile construction



J. A. FLAHIVE;

. TILE CONSTRUCTION. APPLICAIION FILED JAN-17. I916.

1,309,064, Patented July 8, 1919.

JOHN A. FLAHIVE, 01 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

TILE CONSTRUCTION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 17, 1916. Serial No. 72,396.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, JOHN A. FLAHIVE, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Tile Constructions, of which the following is a specification;

My invention relates primarily to an improved tile or slab for use in hollow Wall construction, the same being previously formed or cast in molds, and the object thereof is to provide an improved interlocking and overlapping tile or slab of such form that when laid in position for use a form is provided into which steel or other reinforcement may be placed and columns, posts or studs poured of concrete or other plastic material which posts or studs will act to carry the load of the structure and the tile or slab acting as a cover or sheathing for both sides of the wall, which can then be gaced or plastered to provide a finished surace.

Another object is to provide a tile or slab of this character which when laid in position for use will provide a series of stud or post forms or channels into which the reinforcement and plastic concrete is poured to form the studs alternating with air or ventilating channels whereby a hollow wall is formed which will be interlocked and bonded together and each tile or slab forming a bond for six adjacent tile or slab. I

A still further object is to provide an improved tile or slab by the use of which a hollow ventilated wall construction formed-which will be interlocked together longitudinally and transversel whereby the wall can 'be erected to any esired height before being bonded together.

I accomplish these and other objects which will appear hereinafter by the tile or slab.

described herein and illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application in which Figure 1 is an enlarged perspective of my tile or slab ready for use.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a fragment of two courses of a wall formed of my improved tile, the courses being detached for clearness of construction.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view similar to Fig.

-2, showing the method of terminating a wall preferred form of tile or slab it will be understood that I do not limit myself to this preferred form of tile or slab, and that various changes in the form, proportion and minor details may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

My tile comprises essentially a long leg 10 and a short leg 11, said short leg extending at right angles to said long leg at the end thereof, the whole forming a substantially L-shape in top plan. I

In the endof the long leg at its junction with the short leg is provided a groove 12 which extends longitudinally of the end in which groove the tapered end 13 of the next abutting tile is adapted to be received. This tongue and groove construction acts to prevent transverse displacemnt of the tile or slabs. The inner side of the long leg 10 for a portion of its length near the unction with the short leg is increased in thickness and a V-shaped groove 14 is formed at the end thereof. On the inner side of the end ofthe short leg 11 is formed a V-shaped tongue 15 which tongue is adapted to be received in the groove 14: of the abutting tile when positioned for use.

In use the tile or slabs are arranged in pairs, .the tile of each pair being arranged reversely to each other, Fig. 2, and being so laid that the long legs will form the outer surfaces of the wall, the tapered end of each tile being positioned in the groove of the adjacent tile, and the short leg extending transversely of the wall-and the V-shaped tongue of the short leg being received in the groc'. e 14 inthe inner side of the long leg of the companion tile to provide against transverse displacement and also to avoid longitudinal displacement. The tile of my preferred form are laid in two rows to form one course as above set forth, the tile of one row being laid with the long leg extending to the left and the tile of the other row being laid with the long leg extending to the right, the end of the short leg of each abutting against the Patented July 8,1919:

poured therein to form columns or studs 18.

Between these stud channels 16 are provided a series of oblong air or ventilating channels 19. The alternate courses of the tile are reversel as best shown in Fig. 2, being so arranged and positioned that the stud and ventilating channels of each course register with the channels of the adjacent courses. In Fig. 3 I show my preferred method of terminating a. wall or turning a corner. In this construction I use a tile of the regular form with what Iterm a special corner tile. This tile consists of along and a short leg, the end of the long leg being tapered in like manner to the regular form of tile, but the short leg has provided near the end of the inner surface thereof a groove 20 in which is received the tapered end of the regular tile 21. The other wall is constructed in a similar manner excepting that the tile are made sufficiently longer to extend to the outer surface of the first wall and a cross partition is provided to form a continuation of the stud channels. The courses are reversed as shown in Fig. 3 in alternate rows so as to be firmly interlocked and bonded together.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 4, I provide a groove or slot 22 in lieu of the groove 1i one side of which is dovetailed and the end of the short leg is constructed to conform therewith.

In Fig. 5 I show another method of terminating a wall.

Having described my invention what I claim is:

1. A wall construction composed of L- shapcd tile or slabs each having a long and a short leg; a groove-formed in the inner face of the long leg near its connection with the short leg; a tongue formed on the inner face of the short leg at the end thereof; said tile being laid in pairs and the tile of each pair being laid reversely to each other, the end of the short leg of each tile abutting against the inner surface of the long leg of its companion tile with the tongue of the short leg engaging the groove of the long leg, whereby channels are formed for the reception of cementitious material.

2. A wall construction composed of a plurality of pairs of L-shaped tile or slabs, said tile being laid in pairs and the tile of each pair being laid reversely to each other with the end of one leg of each tile abutting against the inner surface of one of the legs of its companion tile intermediate the ends thereof and forming a plurality of alternate air spaces and stud channels extending vertically of the wall, said channels being adapted to form, when positioned for use, forms into which plastic concrete may be poured to form studs or columns for supporting the load of the structure; and a tongue and groove connection between the abutting portion of said tile.

3. A wall construction composed of pairs of L-shaped tile having unequal legs, the end of the shorter leg of each tile abutting against the inner surface of the long leg of its companion tile near its short leg with the inner faces of said short legs opposed to each other whereby a plurality of vertically extending channels are formed, some of said channels being adapted to be filled with cementitious material for supporting the load of the structure and other of said channels adapted for use as conduits; and means integral with said tile to lock the abutting legs against displacement.

4. A tile for hollow wall construction having a long leg and a short leg, the short leg extending from one end of the long log at right angles thereto; a tongue extending longitudinally of the free end of said long leg; a groove extending longitudinally of the other end of said long leg; a tongue extending longitudinally along the inner edge of the free end of the short leg and a groove formed in the inner face of said long leg intermediate its ends whereby when said tile are laid in position for use a plurality of vertically extending alternate air spaces and stud channels are formed, said channels being adapted for use as forms into which cementitious material is poured to form studs for supporting the load of the structure.

5. In a wall construction the combination of alternate courses of duplicate tile, each tile having a single inwardly extending leg at one end, each course being composed of outer and inner tile, the outer tile all being arranged with their legs at one end, the inner tile all being arranged with their legs at the opposite end; a longitudinal groove in the end of each tile at the end from which the leg extends; a longitudinal tongue formed on the other end of each tile; a groove formed in the inner face of said tile near the leg; a tongue formed on the inner face of the leg at the end thereof; each of said legs extending clear across the space between the tile and engaging the flat surface of the tile on the other side, the tongue on the leg being receive'd in the groove in the inner face of the tile, and forming a plurality of alternate air passages and stud channels adapted to be filled with cementitious material.

6. In a wall construction the combination of alternate courses of duplicate tile, each tile having a single inwardly extending leg at one end, each course being composed of outer and inner tile, the outer tile all being arranged with their legs at one end and the inner tile With their legs at the opposite end, each of said legs extending clear across the space between the tile and engaging the inner face of the tile on the other side intermediate the ends thereof whereby alternate vertically extending air spaces and channels are formed, said channels being adapted for use as forms into which cementitious material is poured to form studs or columns for supporting the load of the structure; and means integral with said tile to lock said abutting legs against displacement.

7 In a wall construction the combination of alternate courses of duplicate tile, each tile having a single inwardly extending leg at one end, each course being composed of outerand inner tile, the outer tile all being arranged with their legs at one end and the inner tile being arranged with their legs at the opposite end, the ends of said tile engaging the ends of the adjacent tile in each course, each of said legs extending clear across the space between the tile and engaging the flat surface of the inner face of the tile on the other side intermediate the ends thereof whereby alternate vertically extending air spaces and channels are formed, said channels being adapted. for use as forms into which cementitious material is poured to form studs or columns for supportlng the load of the structure; and interlocking connections between all contacting points of said tile and legs.

8. A tile for hollow wall construction composed of a long and a short member, the short member extending from one end of the long member at right angles thereto, said long member being thicker at the end to which the short member is attached and having a groove formed in such thickened portion and a tongue on the end of the thinner portion and a groove in the end opposite the tongue, said short member havlng a flange formed on the free end thereof whereby when said tile is used in wall construction channels are formed for the reception of cementitious material and other channels are formed for air spaces, said channels extending vertically of the wall.

9. A tile for hollow wall construction com.- posed of a long member and a short member integrally connected, the short member extending from one end of the long member at right angles thereto, said long member being thicker for a portion of its length at the end to which the short member is at.- tached, and having a groove in the end of such thickened portion and a tongue on the 10. A tile for wall construction composed of a long and a short member, the short -member extending from one end ofthe long member at right angles thereto, said long member being thicker for a portion of its length at the end to which the short member is attached and having a groove formed in the end of such thickened portion; said short member having a flange formed on the free end'thereof parallel with the long member, whereby when said tile is used'in wall construction, a plurality of vertically extending channels are formed adapted to be filled with, cementitious material.

11. A hollow wall construction, comprising a series of pairs of tiles arranged in horizontal alinement to form separate courses, each tile having a longitudinal leg provided with a transverse 1e at one extreme end thereof, said longitudinal legs forming the inner and outer sides of the wall, the tiles of each pair being positioned reversely relative to each other with their transverse legs spaced apart a slight distance and with the vertical edges of said transverse legs abutting the inner faces of the opposing longitudinal legs, the pairs of tiles in every course directly overlying the corresponding pairs in the adjacent lower courses with corresponding transverse legs engaging each other and corresponding longitudinal legs disposed on opposite sides of the wall, whereby relatively narrow rectangular spaces are formed continuous the full height of the wall by the inner angular portions of the tiles and which positions the facev joints in staggered relation on opposite sides of the wall outside of said rectangular spaces, and a concrete filling in said rectangular spaces.

In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name.

JOHN A. FLAHIVE. Witness:

G. J. GARPHAM. 

